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sauce on "Nothing funnier than England's brutal occupation of Ireland!"http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=13331#post-36408
Mon, 04 Oct 2010 07:30:31 +0000sauce36408@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/<p>In the immortal words of Tom Lehrer, "Life is like a sewer," Quaz.
</p>Quaz on "Nothing funnier than England's brutal occupation of Ireland!"http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=13331#post-36394
Sun, 03 Oct 2010 22:45:29 +0000Quaz36394@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/<p>I've been brutally occupied for the past couple of months by the most boring project to let bean counters look at production figures. Never mind the suffering of the Irish and Scots, at least William Wallace could see an end in sight once they started pulling his intestines out.
</p>StoopyDeGunt on "Nothing funnier than England's brutal occupation of Ireland!"http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=13331#post-36388
Sun, 03 Oct 2010 20:23:47 +0000StoopyDeGunt36388@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/<p>I know they've had a blip in their economy recently, but surely Eire is still a rich nation?</p>
<p>Isn't it a long time since they were in the Misfortune 500? They are no longer one of the world's most patronisable ethnicities, surely.</p>
<p>Or do they go up and down the league table every time Bono takes his money out of a foreign cashpoint?</p>
<p>I don't know.</p>
<p>Advice puh-lease!!
</p>FormerlyAlOPecia on "Nothing funnier than England's brutal occupation of Ireland!"http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=13331#post-36369
Sun, 03 Oct 2010 15:34:37 +0000FormerlyAlOPecia36369@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/<p>And in High Schools, usually twice a year. Or if your eggs aren't cooked right in the morning. Or if you didn't like being sacked because you were incompetent. Or because God Told You to Do It. Because its your Goddam Second Amendment Right.</p>
<p>And the ongoing occupation of Afghanistan - no oil, I hear you say, BUT just look at all of those tasty mineral deposits, stuffed full of the metals we need to run a modern society, just laying around on the surface - just a co-incidence, I'm sure.</p>
<p>Grow up Rikkor.
</p>ramblesnake on "Nothing funnier than England's brutal occupation of Ireland!"http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=13331#post-36365
Sun, 03 Oct 2010 15:25:41 +0000ramblesnake36365@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/<p>The famine was hardly our fault. It was caused by overpopulation and a reliance on just one crop, though perhaps we might have helped a bit more, and I'll trump you Bloody Sunday with a My Lai massacre
</p>StoopyDeGunt on "Nothing funnier than England's brutal occupation of Ireland!"http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=13331#post-36364
Sun, 03 Oct 2010 15:15:25 +0000StoopyDeGunt36364@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/<p>Rikkor,</p>
<p>Ohh, I can't be bothered.</p>
<p>I'll talk to you when you've sobered up.
</p>rikkor on "Nothing funnier than England's brutal occupation of Ireland!"http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=13331#post-36362
Sun, 03 Oct 2010 14:58:55 +0000rikkor36362@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/<p>Regarding not brutal, and so, so long ago. Potato Famine and Bloody Sunday. You are welcome.
</p>rikkor on "Nothing funnier than England's brutal occupation of Ireland!"http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=13331#post-36361
Sun, 03 Oct 2010 14:56:48 +0000rikkor36361@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/<p>Hunter, I actually can understand simple French. That was an attrmpt at humo(u)r.
</p>Chip Paper on "Nothing funnier than England's brutal occupation of Ireland!"http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=13331#post-36353
Sun, 03 Oct 2010 12:36:22 +0000Chip Paper36353@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/<p>Trees? My second cousin, twice-removed bagsied them when they were mere saplings...</p>
<p>*shakes Jeni out of tree*
</p>The All New Jeni B on "Nothing funnier than England's brutal occupation of Ireland!"http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=13331#post-36350
Sun, 03 Oct 2010 12:13:41 +0000The All New Jeni B36350@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/<p>I was perfectly happy living in the trees, before those smart arses climbed down and started walking upright...
</p>Sinnick on "Nothing funnier than England's brutal occupation of Ireland!"http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=13331#post-36342
Sun, 03 Oct 2010 10:48:25 +0000Sinnick36342@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/<p>.
</p>bonjonelson on "Nothing funnier than England's brutal occupation of Ireland!"http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=13331#post-36341
Sun, 03 Oct 2010 10:45:27 +0000bonjonelson36341@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/<p>And those bastard Homo Sapiens came and stole Europe from the Neanderthals(*) Nothing funny in that, either.</p>
<p>Jolyon</p>
<p>* - except if you believe the scientific reports that say we didn't.
</p>Oxbridge on "Nothing funnier than England's brutal occupation of Ireland!"http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=13331#post-36336
Sun, 03 Oct 2010 10:15:14 +0000Oxbridge36336@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/<p>I could try and be witty but bollox. One, England and Britain are not the same thing. Seriously. Two, it was considerably more complex than occupation. Three, it was rarely brutal and four modern Ireland (yeah right, with some exceptions) has got over it, so it's about time the Americans tried to as well.
</p>Chip Paper on "Nothing funnier than England's brutal occupation of Ireland!"http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=13331#post-36309
Sat, 02 Oct 2010 23:33:30 +0000Chip Paper36309@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/<p>Great FP, Red.</p>
<p>And I'm going to risk getting all pompous to add that it's ironic because the exact reverse was true after partition in 1922 regarding the South's attitude to the Six Counties... </p>
<p>And... at huge risk to my own personal safety... to Rikkor - Yes you're right it was a truly brutal occupation - but from about the 1600s up until ninety years ago, ffs! </p>
<p>Since then it's been way, way, way more complicated. Believe me, if we could have got shot of the entire thing in one go, it would have been a lot cheaper (ahem, apols to any Norn Iron contributors). Look, my father comes from Donegal and my mother's distantly related to Michael Collins... so that makes me bullet-proof to criticism. Hopefully.</p>
<p>*ducks* </p>
<p>*removes waste paper bin*
</p>Doctor Moptop on "Nothing funnier than England's brutal occupation of Ireland!"http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=13331#post-36307
Sat, 02 Oct 2010 21:54:36 +0000Doctor Moptop36307@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/<p>The occuptation of Wales is funnier, to be honest, but the Welsh are more in touch with their humorous side and don't get so snippy when their masters poke fun at 'em. Just ask Max Boyce.
</p>Sinnick on "Nothing funnier than England's brutal occupation of Ireland!"http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=13331#post-36292
Sat, 02 Oct 2010 15:44:18 +0000Sinnick36292@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/<p>I prefer to think "one man's terrorist is another man's terrorist".<br />
Deep down, I'm sure they just enjoy it. Seriously.
</p>sauce on "Nothing funnier than England's brutal occupation of Ireland!"http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=13331#post-36290
Sat, 02 Oct 2010 14:38:06 +0000sauce36290@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/<p>The original Ediburgh Tattoo
</p>The All New Jeni B on "Nothing funnier than England's brutal occupation of Ireland!"http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=13331#post-36289
Sat, 02 Oct 2010 14:35:39 +0000The All New Jeni B36289@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/<p>Put simply, one man's freedom-fighter is another man's terrorist.</p>
<p>And as for the bloody Scots coming here and taking over from us Picts....
</p>Hunter F. Thompson on "Nothing funnier than England's brutal occupation of Ireland!"http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=13331#post-36277
Sat, 02 Oct 2010 13:02:38 +0000Hunter F. Thompson36277@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/<p>I'm prolly going to translate it. Mass killer, Dr Petiot was executed for "crimes" which he maintained were heroic deeds: he said his victims were SS and other occupying officers. He was an agent of The Pond, and recently released archives confirm that he was wrongly executed. Clearly, his execution marks the turning point in the career and objectives of what had been a resistants' underground. Gripping stuff.
</p>rikkor on "Nothing funnier than England's brutal occupation of Ireland!"http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=13331#post-36272
Sat, 02 Oct 2010 12:43:19 +0000rikkor36272@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/<p>Hunter, couldn't make heads or tails of it. All French to me.
</p>Hunter F. Thompson on "Nothing funnier than England's brutal occupation of Ireland!"http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=13331#post-36270
Sat, 02 Oct 2010 12:41:03 +0000Hunter F. Thompson36270@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/<p>Aqueducts? Grammatical structures? Stoicism?
</p>FormerlyAlOPecia on "Nothing funnier than England's brutal occupation of Ireland!"http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=13331#post-36265
Sat, 02 Oct 2010 12:20:42 +0000FormerlyAlOPecia36265@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/<p>Never mind the Normans, what about the Romans? What did they ever do for us?!
</p>Hunter F. Thompson on "Nothing funnier than England's brutal occupation of Ireland!"http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=13331#post-36263
Sat, 02 Oct 2010 12:14:01 +0000Hunter F. Thompson36263@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/<p>When it was turned, post WWII, <strong>The Pond</strong> took imperialism to the next level. Wall Street took the whole business of business to the level of shreiking parody, such that the FED now holds more Fed notes than anyone else. </p>
<p>But not for long, you may rest assured.</p>
<p>Good for a laugh?
</p>bonjonelson on "Nothing funnier than England's brutal occupation of Ireland!"http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=13331#post-36262
Sat, 02 Oct 2010 12:03:15 +0000bonjonelson36262@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/<p>People blame religion for the conflict in northern ireland, but in reality it's mostly due to colour clash, green and orange just don't work.
</p>Des Custard on "Nothing funnier than England's brutal occupation of Ireland!"http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=13331#post-36258
Sat, 02 Oct 2010 11:03:39 +0000Des Custard36258@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/<p>Then there's the Normans' brutal occupation and repression, nay, total subjugation, of the English. God it hurts, even though we're mostly assimilated after 9 1/2 centuries. And the English Catholics and Protestants couldn't stop burning each other for centuries. That hurt too.</p>
<p>By the way, nicely observed comic piece red. Or may I call you blue? Not green or orange, of course.
</p>Sinnick on "Nothing funnier than England's brutal occupation of Ireland!"http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=13331#post-36257
Sat, 02 Oct 2010 10:55:18 +0000Sinnick36257@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/<p>Maybe I got the story wrong, but I thought it was aimed at mindless terrorists (I can't think of any other kind), not any particular government. Brilliant FP.</p>
<p>Without going into the politics (this is after all a humorous website) there are plenty of brutal occupations available - North America, Korea, Iraq, Vietnam, the whole of South America, etc, etc - none of which were very pleasant at the time.</p>
<p>I don't think it would help this website to explore the politics of who did what, but let's hope we can extract some humour where possible.
</p>Scroat on "Nothing funnier than England's brutal occupation of Ireland!"http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=13331#post-36256
Sat, 02 Oct 2010 10:32:34 +0000Scroat36256@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/<p>Not to mention England's brutal occupation of Cornwall and Wales.</p>
<p>Great FP.
</p>the coarse whisperer on "Nothing funnier than England's brutal occupation of Ireland!"http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=13331#post-36252
Sat, 02 Oct 2010 09:18:20 +0000the coarse whisperer36252@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/<p>Great FP, but it's pity we couldn't work in a Cromwell/Famine angle, I love the sound of people's blood pressure popping. Failing that maybe we should have mentioned Noraid.
</p>riesler on "Nothing funnier than England's brutal occupation of Ireland!"http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=13331#post-36242
Sat, 02 Oct 2010 06:23:35 +0000riesler36242@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/<p>spoken like a true patriot, as Sitting Bull would say.</p>
<p>This is much kinder...http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-11457552
</p>rikkor on "Nothing funnier than England's brutal occupation of Ireland!"http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=13331#post-36237
Fri, 01 Oct 2010 23:36:33 +0000rikkor36237@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/<p>Pure comedy genius based on hundreds of years of prejudice. Every English person can now turn his or her righteous disdain toward other, more distant repressive regimes. Tibet and all that.
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